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DESCRIPTION
HIGH STRENGTH GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN
WORKABILITY AND A METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF THE SAME
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to high strength
galvannealed steel sheet and a method of production of
the same, more particularly relates to a galvannealed
steel sheet having excellent workability and able to be
used for various applications such as steel sheet for
building materials or for automobiles.
BACKGROUND ART
As coated steel sheet with a good corrosion
resistance, there is galvannealed steel sheet. This
galvannealed steel sheet is usually produced by
degreasing the steel sheet, then preheating it in a
nonoxidizing furnace, cleaning the surface, securing the
desired quality by annealing it by reduction in a
reducing furnace, dipping it in a hot-dip zinc bath,
controlling the amount of deposition, then alloying it.
This is characterized by excellent corrosion resistance
and coating adhesion etc., so is being widely used for
automotive and building material applications etc.
In particular, in recent years, in the automobile
field, higher strength of coated steel sheet has been
considered necessary for securing the function of
protecting the passengers against collisions and for
reducing weight so as to improve the fuel efficiency.
To increase the strength of steel sheet without
detracting from the workability, it is effective to add
elements like Si or Mn and P, but addition of these
elements delays the alloying, so compared with mild
steel, a higher temperature and longer time are required
for alloying. This higher temperature, longer alloying
causes the austenite remaining in the steel sheet to
transform to pearlite and reduces the workability, so as
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a result the effects of these added elements is canceled
out. For the alloying of Si-containing high strength
steel sheet, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
(Kokai) No. 5-279829 discloses a method of production
realizable even by a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line,
but the range of the production conditions is described
extremely broadly and this is of little use in actual
production. Further, the method of production disclosed
in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 11-
131145 causes the formation of retained austenite by
holding the sheet at a low temperature after coating, but
this invites an increase in the facilities, so detracts
from the productivity.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the present invention solves the above
problems and provides high strength galvannealed steel
sheet excellent in workability and a method of high
strength galvannealed steel sheet excellent in
workability without installing new facilities.
The inventors engaged in intensive research on
coating high strength steel sheet and as a result
discovered that by coating steel to which C, Si, and Mn
have been added in certain amounts or more by a
continuous galvanizing facility optimized in heat
treatment conditions and coating conditions, it is
possible to produce high strength galvannealed steel
sheet excellent in workability.
That is, the gist of the present invention is as
follows:
(1) High strength galvannealed steel sheet
excellent in workability, comprising high strength steel
sheet containing, by mass%, C: 0.05 to 0.15%, Si: 0.3 to
2.0%, Mn: 1.0 to 2.8%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.02% or
less, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, and N: 0.0060$ or less and a
balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, where, when %C,
%Si, and %Mn respectively represent the C, Si, and Mn
contents, (bMn)/(%C)Z12 and (%Si)/($C)Z4 being satisfied,
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on the surface of which having a galvannealing layer containing
Al: 0.05 to 0.5 mass % and Fe: 5 to 15 mass % and a balance of
Zn and unavoidable impurities, said steel sheet satisfying a
relationship of tensile strength F (MPa) and elongation L(%)
of L?52-0.035xF.
(la) A method of production of high strength galvannealed
steel sheet excellent in workability comprising:
finish hot rolling a slab containing, by mass%,
C: 0.05 to 0.15%,
Si: 0.3 to 2.00,
Mn: 1.0 to 2. 8 0,
P: 0.03% or less,
S: 0.02% or less,
Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, and
N: 0.0060% or less, optionally one or more selected
from Nb, Ti, B, Mo, Cu, Sn, Zn, Zr, W, Cr, Ni, Co, Ca,
rare earth elements, V, Ta, Hf, Pb, Mg, As, Sb, and Bi
in a total amount of 1% or less, and a balance of Fe
and unavoidable impurities, where, when %C, %Si, and
%Mn respectively represent the C, Si, and Mn contents,
(oMn)/(aC)-12 and (oSi)/(oC)?4 being satisfied, at a
temperature of at least an Ar3 point to provide a hot
rolled steel sheet,
cold rolling the hot rolled steel sheet with a reduction
ratio of 50 to 85%,
then annealing the cold rolled steel sheet in a continuous
hot dip galvanizing facility in a 700 C to 850 C ferrite and
austenite two-phase temperature region,
cooling the annealed steel sheet from a maximum peak
temperature to 650 C by an average cooling rate of 0.5 to
C/sec, then from 650 C to 500 C by an average cooling rate of
3 C/sec or more,
holding the cooled annealed steel sheet in a temperature
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range of 500 C to a hot-dip galvanizing bath temperature for 30
seconds to 240 seconds,
then hot-dip galvanizing the steel sheet so as to form a
hot-dip galvanizing layer on a surface of said cold rolled steel
sheet,
then alloying said steel sheet formed with said hot-dip
galvanizing layer so as to produce a galvannealed steel sheet
comprised of said steel sheet formed on a surface thereof with a
galvannealed layer containing Al: 0.05 to 0.5 mass% and Fe: 5 to
15 mass% and a balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities, said
steel sheet satisfying a relationship of tensile strength F (MPa)
and elongation L (%) of L?52-0.035xF,
said method of production of high strength galvannealed
steel sheet excellent in workability characterized by performing
said hot-dip galvanizing in a hot-dip galvanizing bath of a
composition of ingredients comprised of an effective Al
concentration in the bath of 0.07 to 0.105 mass% and a balance of
Zn and unavoidable impurities and performing said alloying at a
temperature T ( C) satisfying:
225+2500x[A1%]<-T<-295+2500x[Alo],
where, [Al%]: effective Al concentration in bath in zinc
coating bath (wto).
(2) A method of production of high strength galvannealed
steel sheet excellent in workability comprising finish rolling
a slab of a composition of chemical ingredients as set forth in
(1) at a temperature of at least an Ar3 point, cold rolling it
by 50 to 85%, then annealing it in a continuous hot dip
galvanizing facility in the 700 C to 850 C ferrite and
austenite two-phase temperature region, cooling it from its
maximum peak temperature to 650 C by an average cooling rate of
0.5 to 10 C/sec, then from 650 C to 500 C by an average cooling
rate of 3 C/sec or more, holding it from 500 C to the coating
bath for 30 seconds to 240 seconds, then galvanizing coating it
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so as to form on the surface of said cold rolled steel sheet a
hot-dip galvanizing layer, then alloying said steel sheet
formed with said galvanizing layer so as to produce a
galvannealed steel sheet comprised of said steel sheet formed
on its surface with a galvannealing layer, said method of
production of high strength galvannealed steel sheet excellent
in workability characterized by performing said hot-dip
galvanizing in a hot-dip galvanizing bath of a composition of
ingredients comprised of an effective Al concentration in the
bath of 0.07 to 0.105 wt % and a balance of Zn and unavoidable
impurities and performing said alloying at a temperature T( C)
satisfying:
225+2500x[Alo]:~T:~295+2500x[Al%],
where, [Al%]: effective Al concentration in bath in zinc
coating bath (wto).
(3) A method of production of high strength galvannealed
steel sheet excellent in workability as set forth in (2), said
method of production of high strength
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galvannealed steel sheet characterized by being performed
at an effective Al concentration in the bath satisfying
[Al%350.103-0.008x[Sigj
where [Sib]: Si content in steel sheet (wt%)
(4) A method of production of high strength
galvannealed stee], sheet excellent in workability as set
forth in any one of (2) to (3), said method of production
of high strength galvannealed steel sheet characterized
by making a time after hot dip coating until cooling to
400 C or less 10 seconds to 100 seconds.
(5) A method of production of high strength
galvannealed steel sheet excellent in workability as set
forth in any one of (2) to (4), said method of production
of high strength galvannealed steel sheet characterized
by makiDg the temperature of the hot-dip galvanizing bath
less than 4 60 C .
(6) A method of production of high strength
galvannealed steel sheet excellent in workability as set
forth in any one of (2) to (5), said method of production
of high strength galvannealed steel sheet characterized
by annealing the sheet, then cooling it to 450 C or less,
then reheating it to a temperature over 450 C and hot-dip
galvanizing it.
BEST MODE FOR WORKING THE INVENTION
Below, the present invention will be explained in
detail.
First, the reasons for the numerical limitations of
C, Si, Mn, F, S, Al, and N will be explained.
C is an element essential for trying to increase the
strength of steel sheet by strengthening the structure by
martensite or residual austenite. The reason for making
the content of C 0.05% or more is that if C is less than
0.05%, in a hot-dip galvanizing line where rapid cooling
from the annealing temperature using mist or sprayed
water as a cooling medium is difficult, cementite or
pearlite easily forms and securing the required tensile
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strength becomes difficult. On the other hand, the reason
for making the content of C 0.15% or less is that if C
exceeds 0.15%, formation of a sound weld zone by spot
welding becomes difficult and simultaneously segregation
of C becomes remarkable, so the workability is degraded.
Si is an element increasing the strength without
greatly impairing the workability, in particular the
elongation, of the steel sheet, and is added in an amount
of 0.3 to 2.0% or, in terms of wt%, at least four times
the C-content. The reason for making the content of Si at
least 0.3% is that if Si is less than 0.3%, securing the
necessary tensile strength is difficult. The reason for
making the Si content 2.0% or less is that if Si is over
2.0%, the effect of increasing the strength becomes
saturated and a drop in ductility occurs. Further, by
making the wt% at least four times the C content, the
progression in the pearlite and bainite transformations
in the reheating for the alloying treatment performed
right after coating is remarkably retarded. Even after
cooling down to room temperature, it is possible to
obtain a microstructure in which, by vol%, 3 to 20% of
martensite and retained austenite are mixed in the
ferrite.
Mn, along with C, lowers the free energy of
austenite, so is added in an amount of 1.0% or more for
the purpose of stabilizing the austenite until dipping
the steel strip in the coating bath. Further, by adding
it by a wt% at least 12 times the C content, the
reheating for the alloying treatment performed right
after dipping remarkably delays the progression of the
pearlite and bainite transformation and results in a
metal structure where, even after cooling down to room
temperature, 3 to 20% of martensite and retained
austenite in volume ratio are mixed in the ferrite.
However, if the amount of addition becomes excessively
large, the slab easily cracks and the spot weldability
also deteriorates, so 2.8% is made the upper limit.
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P is generally contained in steel as an unavoidable
impurity, but if the amount exceeds 0.03%, the
deterioration of the spot weldability becomes serious.
Further, in high strength steel sheet such as in the
present invention where the tensile strength exceeds 490
MPa, the toughness and the cold rollability both
seriously deteriorate, so the content is made 0.03% or
less. S is also generally contained in steel as an
unavoidable impurity, but if its amount exceeds 0.02%,
the presence of MnS stretched in the rolling direction
becomes marked and has a detrimental effect on the
bendability of the steel sheet, so the content is made
0.02% or less.
Al acts as a deoxidizing element for steel. Further,
A1N makes the grain size of the hot rolled matexial finer
and suppresses the coarsening of the crystal grains in
the series of heat treatment processes so as to improve
the quality of the material, so Al has to be added in an
amount of 0.005% or more. However, if over 0.5%, not only
does the cost rise, but also the surface properties
deteriorate, so the content is made 0.5% or less. N is
generally contained in steel as an unavoidable impurity,
but if the amount exceeds 0.006%, the elongation and
embrittlement both deteriorate, so the content is made
0.006% or less.
Further, the steel having these as its main
ingredients may contain Nb, Ti, B, Mo, Cu, Sn, Zn, Zr, W,
Cr, Ni, Co, Ca, rare earth elements (including Y), V, Ta,
Hf, Pb, Mg, As, Sb, and Bi in a total amount of 1% or
less without detracting from the effect of the present
invention. Depending on the amounts, the corrosion
resistance and workability will be improved or other
desirable results obtained.
Next, the galvannealing layer will be explained.
The reason for limiting the Al composition in the
galvannealing layez in the present invention to 0.05 to
0.5 mass% is that if less than 0.05 mass%, the Zn-Fe
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alloying proceeds too far at the time of alloying, a
brittle alloy layer develops too much at the iron
interface, and the coating adhesion deteriorates, while
if over 0.5 mass%, the Fe-Al-Zn-based barrier layer is
formed too thickly and alloying does not proceed at the
time of the alloying, so a coating with the targeted iron
content cannot be obtained.
Further, the reason for limiting the Fe composition
to 5 to 15 mass% is that if less than 5 mass%, the
coating surface is formed with a soft Zn-Fe alloy which
degrades the press formability, while if over 15 mass%, a
brittle alloy layer develops too much at the iron
interface, and the coating adhesion deteriorates.
Preferably, the content is 7 to 13 mass%.
1.5 The steel sheet of the present invention niay also
contain or include mixed in the hot-dip galvanizing bath
or galvanizing coating one or more of Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Mg,
Mn, Ni, Cr, Co, Ca, Cu, Li, Ti, Be, Bi, and rare earth
elements without detracting from the effect of the
present invention. Depending on the amounts, the
corrosion resistance or workability is improved etc. in
good cases. The coating deposition of the galvannealed
coating is not particularly limited, but fxom the
viewpoint of the corrosion resistance, 20 g/m2 or more is
preferable, while from the viewpoint ofi economy, 150 g/m2
or less is preferable .
The "high strength galvannealed steel sheet
excellent in workability" in the present invention rneans
steel sheet having a performance of a tensile strength TS
of 490 MPa or more and a relationship of the tensile
strength F (MPa) and elongation L(b) satisfying L>52-
0.035x.F.
The reason for limiting the elongation L to [52-
0.035xF] % or more is that if L is lower than [52-
0.035xF], the sheet will break at the time of deep
drawing or other severe working and the workability will
otherwise become insufficient.
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Next, the reasons for limitation of the production
conditions will be explained.
The object lies in obtaining a microstructure
including martensite and retained austenite in an amount
of 3 to 20% and achieving both a high strength and good
press workability. If the volume ratio of martensite and
retained austenite is less than 3%, a high strength will
not be obtained. On the other hand, if the volume ratio
of martensite and retained austenite exceeds 20%, while
the strength will be high, the workability of the steel
sheet will deteriorate and the object of the present
invention will not be achieved.
The slab used for the hot rolling is not
particularly limited, but a continuous casting slab ox a
slab produced by a thin slab caster etc. may be used. A
process such as "continuous casting to direct rolling (CC
to DR) " performing the hot rolling right after casting is
also met with.
The finish temperature of the hot rolling has to be
made the Ar3 point or more from the viewpoint of securing
the press formability of the steel sheet. The cooling
conditions after the hot rolling and the coiling
temperature are not particularly limited, but the coiling
temperature should not be one giving greater variation i.n,
quality at the two ends of the coil and should not be one
causing deterioration of the pickling ability due to the
increase of the scale thickness, so is made 750 C or less.
Further, if bainite or martensite is partially formed,
edge cracks will easily occur at the time of cold
rolling. In extreme cases, the sheet will even break.
Therefore, 550 C or more is preferable. The cold rolling
may be performed under the usual conditions. The ferrite
is made to be easily work hardened by finely dispersing
martensite and retained austenite in it. For the purpose
of obtaining the greatest improvement in the workability,
the reduction ratio is made 50% or more. On the other
hand, cold rolling by a reduction ratio of over 85%
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requires a massive cold rolling load, so is not
realistic.
When annealing the sheet by an in-line annealing
type continuous hot dip galvanizing facility, the
annealing temperature is made the 700 C to 850 C region
where the two phases of ferrite and austenite can
coexist. If the annealing temperature is less than 700 C,
the recrystallization is insufficient and the steel sheet
cannot be provided with the necessary press workability.
Annealing at a temperature over $50 C results remarkable
growth of an Si or Mn oxide layer at the steel strip
surface and easily results in coating defects, so is not
prefexable. Further, in the process of dipping the sheet
in the coating bath and cooling it, even if gradually
cooling to 650 C, a sufficient volume ratio of ferrite
will not be grown, the austenite will transform to
martensite in the middle of cooling from 650 C to the
coating bath, the martensite will be tempered by the
reheating for the later alloying and cementite will be
precipitated, so achieving both high strength and good
press workability will become difficult.
The steel strip is annealed, then cooled in the
process of being dipped in the coating bath. The cooling
rate in this case is an average 0.5 to 10 C/sec from its
maximum peak temperature to 650 C and an average cooling
rate of 3 C/sec from 650 C to 500 C. The strip is held
from 500 C to the coating bath for 30 seconds to 240
seconds, then dipped in the coating bath.
The rate until 650 C is made an average 0.5 to
10 C/sec for the purpose of improving the workability by
increasing the volume ratio of ferrite and simultaneously
for increasing the C concentration of the austenite so as
to lowex the free energy produced and make the
temperature of the start of the martensite transformation
the coating bath temperature or less. To make the average
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cooling rate until 650 C less than 0.5 C/sec, it is
necessary to lengthen the line of the continuous hot-dip
galvanizing facility which results in higher cost, so the
average cooling rate until 650 C is made 0.5 C/sec or
more.
To make the average cooling rate until 650 C less
than 0.5 C/sec, it may be considered to lower the maximum
peak temperature and anneal the strip at a temperature
with a small volume ratio of austenite, but in this case
the suitable temperature range becomes narrower than the
temperature range allowed in actual operation. If the
annealing temperature is low even a bit, no austenite
will be formed and the object will not be achieved.
On the other hand, if the average cooling rate until
650 C exceeds 10 C/sec, not only will the increase in, the
volume ratio of ferrite be insu,fficient, but also there
will be little increase in the concentration of C in the
austenite, so before the steel strip is dipped in the
coating bath, part will transform to martensite. In the
heating for the later alloying, the martensite will be
tempered and precipitate as cementite, so achievement of
both high strength and good workability will become
difficult.
The average cooling rate from 650 C to 500 C is made
3 C/sec or more so as to avoid the austenite transforming
to pearlite in the middle of the cooling. If the cooling
rate is less than 3 C/sec, even if annealing at the
temperature prescribed in the present invention or
cooling to 650 C, pearlite will unavoidably be formed. The
upper limit of the average cooling rate is not
particularly limited, but cooling steel strip so that the
average cooling rate exceeds 20 C/sec is difficult in a
dry atmosphere.
The reason for holding the sheet from 500 C to the
coating bath for 30 seconds to 240 seconds is that if
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less than 30 seconds, the concentration of C in the
austenite becomes insufficient and the concentration of C
in the austenite will not reach the level enabling
residual presence of austenite at room temperature, while
if over 240 seconds, the bainite transformation will
proceed too much, the amount of austenite will become
smaller, and a sufficient amount of retained austenite
will no longer be able to be formed.
Further, while holding from 500 C to the coating
bath, if once cooling to 450 C or less and holding the
sheet for 25 seconds or more, the concentration of C in
the austenite will be promoted and a high strength
galvannealed coating excellent in workability will be
obtained. However, if dipping the sheet into a coating
bath at 450 C or less, the coating bath will be cooled and
will solidify, so the sheet has to be reheated to a
temperature of over 450 C, then coated by hot-dip
galvanizing.
In the production of the galvannealed steel sheet
according to the present invention, the hot-dip
galvanizing coating bath used is adjusted to an Al
concentration of an effective Al concentration in the
bath of 0.07 to 0.105 wt%. Here, the "effective Al
concentration in the coating bath" is the value of the Al
concentration in the bath minus the Fe concentration in
the bath.
The reason for limiting the effective Al
concentration to 0.07 to 0.105 wt% is that when the
effective Al concentration is lower than 0.07%, the Fe-
Al-Zn phase serving as an alloying barrier at the initial
part of the coating is insufficiently formed and the
brittle r phase is formed thicker at the coating-steel
sheet interface at the time of coating, so only
galvannealed steel sheet inferior in coating adhesion at
the time of working can be obtained. On the other hand,
when the effective Al concentration is higher than
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0.105%, high temperature, long period alloying becomes
necessary and the austenite which had remained in the
steel transforms to pearlite, so achievement of both high
strength and workability becomes difficult.
Further, in the present invention, the alloying
temperature at the time of alloying is made a temperature
T ( C) satisfying 225+2500x [Al%] <_T <_295+2500x [Al5~] , where
[Al%]: effective Al concentration (wt%) in bath in zinc
coating bath.
The reason for limiting the alloying temperature T
to [225+2500x[Al$]] C to [295+2500x[A1%]] C is that if the
alloying temperature T is lower than [225+2500x[Al%]] C,
the alloying will not proceed or else the alloying will
proceed insufficiently resulting in non-alloying and the
coating surface layer being covered by a poor workability
tl phase or ~ phase. Further, if T is higher than
[295+2500x[Al%]] C, the alloying proceeds too much, the
Fe% in the coating of the present invention is exceeded,
and the coating adhesion at the time of working declines
increasingly.
In the present ,z,nvention, if the alloying
temperature is too high, the austenite which had remained
in the steel transforms to pearlite and the targeted
steel sheet achieving both high strength and workability
cannot be obtained. Therefore, the greater the amount of
addition of Si and the harder the alloying, to improve
the workability, it is effective to lower the effective
Al concentration in the bath and lower the alloying
temperature.
Specifically, the sheet is coated at an effective Al
concentration (wt%) in the bath satisfying [Al%]50.103-
0.008x[Si%], where [Si%]: Si content in steel sheet.
(wt%).
The reason for limiting the effective A1.
concentration to [0.103--0.008x[Si%]]a or less is that if
the effective Al concentration is higher than [0.103-
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0.008x[Si%]]%, high temperature, long-period alloying
becomes necessary, the austenite which had remained in
the steel changes to pearlite, and the workability is
degraded.
The reason for limiting the time from hot-dip
galvanizing to cooling to a temperature of 400 C or less
to 10 seconds to 100 seconds is that if less than 10
seconds, the concentration of C in the austenite becomes
insufficient and the concentration of C in the austenite
will not reach a level enabling residual presence of
austenite at room temperature, while if over 100 seconds,
the bainite transformation will proceed to far, the
amount of austenite will become smaller, and a sufficient
amount of retained austenite will not be able to be
formed. Preferably the time is 10 seconds to 80 seconds.
The heating method of the alloying furnace is not
particularly limited in the present invention. So long as
the temperature of the present invention can be secured,
radiant heating by an ordinary gas furnace or high
frequency induction heating are both possible. Further,
the method of cooling from the maximum peak sheet
temperature after heating for alloying is not an issue.
So long as an air seal etc. is used to shield the heat
after alloying, it is sufficient even to allow the sheet
to stand in the open. Gas cleaning etc. for rapid cooling
is also not a problem.
The reason for limiting the temperature of the hot-
dip galvanizing bath to less than 460 C is that if 460 C
or more, the Fe-Al-Zn phase becoming an alloying barrier
at the start of coating is formed too fast and raises the
alloying tempexature, so easily becomes a cause reducing
the workability in types of steel with high amounts of
addition of Si. The lower limit of the bath temperature
is not particularly limited, but since the melting point
of zinc is 419.47 C, hot-dip galvanizing coating is only
physically possible at a bath temperature of at least
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that.
EXAMPLES
Below, examples will, be used to explain the present
invention in more detail.
(Example 1)
A slab of each of the compositions shown in Table 1
was heated to 1150 C, hot rolled at a finish temperature
of 910 to 930 C to a 4.5 mm hot rolled steel strip, and
coiled at 580 to 680 C. This was pickled, then cold rolled
to a 1.6 mm cold rolled steel strip, then heat treated
and coated under the conditzons shown in Table 2 using an
in-line annealing type continuous hot dip galvanizing
facility to produce galvannealed steel sheet.
The tensile strength (TS) and the elongation (El)
were found by cutting out JIS No. 5 test pieces from the
steel sheets and subjecting them to a tensile test at
ordinary temperature. A tensile strength of 490 MPa or
more was deemed passing, while an elongation of [52-0.035
x tensile strength]ro or more was deemed passing. The
amounts of deposition of the coatings and the Fe and Al
concentration.s were found by dissolving the coatings by
hydrochloric acid containing an inhibitor and measuxement
by TCP. An Fe concentration in the coating of 5 to 15%
was deemed passing.
The results of the evaluation are as shown in Table
2. No. 1 had a C content in the steel outside the scope
of the present invention, so the tensile strength was
insufficient. No. 2 had an Si content in the steel
outside the scope of the present invention, so the
tensile strength and elongation both were substandard.
No. 3 had a P content in the steel outside the scope of
the present invention, so the elongation was substandard.
Nos. 7, 8, and 17 had maximum peak temperatures at the
time of annealing outside the scope of the present
invention, so the elongations were substandard. No. 9 had
an Mn content in the steel outside the scope of the
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present invention, so the tensile strength and elon.gation
both were substandard. Nos. 12 and 29 had alloying
temperatures outside the scope of the present invention,
so the elongations were substandard. No. 15 had an
alloying temperature outside the scope of the present.
invention, so the Fe% in the coating was substandard.
Nos. 20 and 30 had average cooling rates from the maximum
peak temperature to 650 C outside the scope of the present
invention, so the elongations were substandard. No. 21
had a holding time from 500 C to the coating bath outside
the scope of the present invention, so the elongation
were substandard. No. 26 had an Mn content/C content in
the steel outside the scope of the pxesent invention, so
the elongation was substandard. No. 27 had an Si
content/C content in the steel outside the scope of the
present invention, so the elongation was substandard. No.
31 had an avexage cooling rate from 650 C to 500 C outside
the scope of the present invention, so the elongation was
substandard. No. 32 had an Mn content in the steel
outside the scope of the present invention, so the
elongation was substandard. No. 33 had a C content in the
steel outside the scope of the present invention, so the
elongation was substandard. The products of the present
invention other than these were high strength, excellent
workability galvannealed steel sheet.
Further, with a coating bath temperature less than
460 C, without regard as to the Si content in the steel,
high stxength, excellent workability galvannealed steel
sheet could be produced. On the other hand, at 470 C, in
the case of the No. 5 low Si content or the No. 35 high
Si content and low Fe%, production was possible, but if
trying to raise the Fe% by the high Si content of No. 36,
the alloying temperature has to be raised and as a
result, the elongation becomes substandard.
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(Example 2)
A slab comprised of the composition shown by H in
Table 1 was heated to 1150 C, hot rolled at a finish
temperature 910 to 930 C to a 4.5 mm hot rolled steel
strip, and coiled at 580 to 680 C. This was pickled, then
cold rolled to a 1.6 znm cold rolled steel strip, then
heat treated and coated under the conditions such as
shown in Table 3 using an in-line annealing type
continuous hot-dip galvanizing facility to produce a
galvannealed steel sheet. The tensile strength (TS) and
the elongation (El) were found by cutting out JIS No. 5
test pieces from the steel sheets and subjecting them to
a tensile test at ordinary temperature. A tensile
strength of 490 MPa or more was deemed passing, while an
elongation of [52-0.035 x tensile strength]% or more was
deemed passing. The amounts of deposition of the coatings
and the Fe and Al concentrations were found by dissolving
the coatings by hydrochloric acid containing an inhibitor
and measurement by ICP. An Fe concentration in the
coating of 5 to 15% was deemed passing.
The coating adhesion was found by bending a test
piece, on which adhesive tape (cellophane tape) had been
attached to the compression side in advance, by to a V-
shape to give a bending angle of 60 , bending it back,
then peeling off the adhesive tape, visually observing
the degree of peeling of the coating, and evaluating it
by the following classifications. "F" or better was
deemed passing. "VG (very good)": peeled width of coating
layer of less than 1 mm, "G (good) ": peeled width of
coating layer of 1 mm to less than 6 mm, "k" (fair)":
peeled width of coating layer of 6 znm to less than 12 mm,
"F (poor) ": peeled width of coating layer of 12 zn or
more.
The results of the evaluation are as shown in Table
3. No. 4 had an effective Al concentration in the coating
bath outside the scope of the present invention, so the
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coating adhesion were substandard. No. 7 had an, effective
Al concentration in the coating bath outside the scope of
the present invention, so the elongation was substandard.
No. 8 had an effective Al concentration in the coating
bath outside the scope of the present invention, so the
Fe% in the coating was substandard. The products of the
present invention other than these were high strength,
exceJ.l.ent workability galvannealed steel, sheet.
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INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
As explained above, the present inverltion enables
the provision of high strength galvannea7.ed steel sheet
excellent in workability and a method of production of
the same.
